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19 September 2008, 02:34 PM
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The distance between your wrist and the crook of your elbow is the size of your feet (dont fall over trying this 
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HP Sauce was named that after the inventor heard they were selling his sauce in the House of Parliment. It was actually called Gibsons sauce before
It takes more energy/burning calories to eat a cucumber than it has itself
My favourite is Broccoli, so called as it is the Brother of Cauliflower.
(Bro-coliflower )
So lets hear your useless bunch of trivia
)HP Sauce was named that after the inventor heard they were selling his sauce in the House of Parliment. It was actually called Gibsons sauce before
It takes more energy/burning calories to eat a cucumber than it has itself
My favourite is Broccoli, so called as it is the Brother of Cauliflower.
(Bro-coliflower )
So lets hear your useless bunch of trivia
19 September 2008, 02:40 PM
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Bees don't buzz because of their wings, it's due to them breathing through their spyrokeets (sp!) which make the buzzing noise.
Well, that's what Stephen Fry said on QI anyway
Well, that's what Stephen Fry said on QI anyway
19 September 2008, 02:41 PM
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A cool quote which I quite like to think of as being true 
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunter its the slowest and weakest buffalo at the back that gets killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole because the general speed and health of the herd as a whole keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest member. In much the same way the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cell. Now as we all know excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But it naturally attacks the slowest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers
A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when the herd is hunter its the slowest and weakest buffalo at the back that gets killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a whole because the general speed and health of the herd as a whole keeps improving by the regular killing of the weakest member. In much the same way the human brain can only operate as fast as the slowest brain cell. Now as we all know excessive intake of alcohol kills brain cells. But it naturally attacks the slowest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer eliminates the weaker brain cells making the brain a faster and more efficient machine. And that is why you always feel smarter after a few beers
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Useless fact:
You can't ignore the girth of Gary Oak!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/ns04/GaryOak.jpg
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You can't ignore the girth of Gary Oak!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/ns04/GaryOak.jpg
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The distance between your wrist and the crook of your elbow is the size of your feet (dont fall over trying this )
HP Sauce was named that after the inventor heard they were selling his sauce in the House of Parliment. It was actually called Gibsons sauce before
It takes more energy/burning calories to eat a cucumber than it has itself
My favourite is Broccoli, so called as it is the Brother of Cauliflower.
(Bro-coliflower )
So lets hear your useless bunch of trivia
)HP Sauce was named that after the inventor heard they were selling his sauce in the House of Parliment. It was actually called Gibsons sauce before
It takes more energy/burning calories to eat a cucumber than it has itself
My favourite is Broccoli, so called as it is the Brother of Cauliflower.
(Bro-coliflower )
So lets hear your useless bunch of trivia
19 September 2008, 02:59 PM
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Useless fact:
You can't ignore the girth of Gary Oak!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/ns04/GaryOak.jpg
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You can't ignore the girth of Gary Oak!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v683/ns04/GaryOak.jpg
Ns04
19 September 2008, 03:05 PM
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Cue thread stealing!
and I apologise in advance:
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
19 September 2008, 03:08 PM
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and I apologise in advance:
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
Don't buy into the whole left side logical, right side creative nonsense. If only the brain was that simple!!
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19 September 2008, 03:10 PM
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I know about the whole simplistic brain thing - I just want to drive people nuts trying... don't spoil the fun
Mind you - with BOTH images on the screen at once, you might be able to get them spinning in different directions at the same time, and then your brain would leak out your ears
19 September 2008, 03:10 PM
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and I apologise in advance:
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
19 September 2008, 03:10 PM
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If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
I started off seeing a counter clockwiae motion then managed to change it after about 30 seconds
That's seriously cool
I haven't got any underpants on my head yet either but I've just tried to eat one of my keyboard keys thinking it was a piece of Dairy Milk......
19 September 2008, 03:12 PM
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and I apologise in advance:
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
If you see a clockwise rotation you use the right creative side of your brain, if you see a counter-clockwise rotation you use your logical left side.
It takes some doing but you CAN counter the natural rotation you see... with a bit of practice you can flick between. This drives your brain nuts, so don't blame me for any consequent insanity and wearing of under-pants on head.
19 September 2008, 03:13 PM
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19 September 2008, 03:23 PM
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Useless fact; Make a fist with your left hand, thumb inside your folded fingers. Push your fist firmly into you left arm pit. while keeping your fist in your pit, unfold your thumb from you fingers. Now try to replace your thumb to it's original position.
If you can do it you're an alien Or maybe you're practised at fisting 
If you can do it you're an alien
Or maybe you're practised at fisting
19 September 2008, 03:25 PM
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Useless fact; Make a fist with your left hand, thumb inside your folded fingers. Push your fist firmly into you left arm pit. while keeping your fist in your pit, unfold your thumb from you fingers. Now try to replace your thumb to it's original position.
If you can do it you're an alien Or maybe you're practised at fisting
If you can do it you're an alien
Or maybe you're practised at fisting
